Jean,Pretty unusual, but I guess it serves it's purpose when you are swooshing through the mud in search of food.

Aunty,Actually, I am not much of a slaw fan. When I do eat it, I like it coarse, peppery, and not gooped up with mayo. Junior is totally addicted to a series of books by George R. Martin ... A Clash Of Kings, A Game of Thrones.He is set to go as a character called Jon Longclaw. Shield is almost done, tonight I will put the straps on the backside.

"Avocet is the Anglicized form of the Italian "avocetta" and "avosetta," the origins of which are unknown. Newton, with great hesitation, suggests that the Italian is derived from the Latin "avis," to which a diminutive suffix indicating gracefulness is added. This charming idea is not, however, generally accepted."